Thiruppavai - Aazhi Mazhai kaNNa

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Thiruppavai - Vykahyanam written by Sri ESB Swami - Aazhi Mazhai

kaNNa

Pasuram 4:

aazhi

mazhai kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *

aazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi *

oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup *

paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *

aazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu *

thaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl *

vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay * naangaLum

maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.

Word for Word meaning

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aazhi

circular; ocean-like in expansiveness

mazhai rain

kaNNaa O dear god! (Andal

addresses the presiding deity of rain here)

onRu(m) even a little bit

nee

you

kai karavEl don't withhold

aazhiyuL into the deep oceans

pukku entering

mugandhu kodu fetch

aarththu thunder

ERi

climb

oozhi

primordial

mudhalvan First One

uruvam pOl like the form

mEy

body

kaRuththu become black

paazhi great

am

beautiful

thOL

shoulders

udai with

these

paRpanaaban the One who has a lotus navel, Lord

Vishnu

(Sanskrit: padmanAbha)

kaiyil in that person's

hand

aazhi pOl like the discus

minni shine

valamburi pOl like the conch

ninRu residing

adhirndhu resound (the sound of blowing a

conch)

thaazhaadhE without tarrying, instantly

saarngam Lord Vishnu's bow

udhaiththa shoot forth (lit. kicked)

saramazhai pOl like the shower of arrows

vaazha flourish,

prosper

ulaginil in this world

pEydhidaay rain!

naangaLum we too

maargazhi neeraada bathing during margazhi

magizhndhu will be happy, exult

=====Sri U.Ve ESB Swami's write

up starts here=========

4. Aazhi Mazhai kaNNa

The Presiding Deity of Rain was keenly observing the

happenings in this world. He saw his master Sriman

Narayana serving all the gopis. So he thought that

taking orders from the gopis and carrying out their

commands was the best and easiest means of pleasing

his master. So approaching Andal who was in the guise

of a gopi he requests her to command him; and she

does so in a detailed manner in this verse.

 

The inner significance is as follows: Just as the

heir apparent to the throne is always feared and

respected by all ministers and officers so are the

Sri Vaishnavas by inferior gods. Hence When a Sri

Vaishnava worships other deities like Indra,Rudra

Varuna etc,he is doing something inappropriate as

well as ridiculous. It will only cause his downfall

and ruin his chance of getting salvation.So Beware!

 

So here the Rain God who has come to hear her command

is told," Go to the middle region of the sea,drink

the entire water leaving not a drop,then pour it out

in its entirety without discriminating between the

places where the good and bad live.The rain, which

resembles the arrows shot by Sri Rama to shatter the

demons to pieces, should instead bring forth happiness

and prosperity to the entire land."

 

A Sri Vaishnava is one who always thinks of everything

good for everyone in this world.

=====Sri U.Ve ESB Swami's write up ends here=========

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